23 Facts About Potrero Hill

Potrero Hill is a residential neighborhood in San Francisco, California.

Potrero Hill is located on the eastern side of the city, east of the Mission District and south of SOMA and the newly designated district Showplace Square.

Potrero Hill is one of the sunniest neighborhoods in San Francisco, located on the eastern side of the peninsula and flanked by the San Francisco Bay.

Potrero Hill started as a Caucasian working-class neighborhood in the 1850s.

Many homes in Potrero Hill have views of the downtown skyline, the San Francisco Bay or Twin Peaks.

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Potrero Hill has a North and a South Slope, with the North Slope generally more coveted due to its proximity to downtown.

Potrero Hill was uninhabited land for much of its history, used sporadically by Native Americans as hunting ground.

Potrero Hill succeeded de Haro, who was distraught over the death of his twin sons.

Residents of Potrero Hill celebrated with bonfires after learning of the outcome, some of whom gained title to the lot where they squatted through the Squatter's Rights.

Potrero Hill Point experienced a minor boom in housing as factory workers preferred to live nearby.

Potrero Hill, once deemed too far south, was suddenly a mile-long promenade away.

Potrero Hill was spared from the earthquake that struck San Francisco in 1906.

The infamous Irish Potrero Hill, located east of Illinois St and right next to the factories, housed mainly Irish factory workers in boarding houses.

Irish Potrero Hill was leveled for use as landfill and the residents displaced in 1918.

The divide between the industrial Dogpatch and the residential Potrero Hill would grow over time, each neighborhood developing its own distinct feel.

Unlike the Mission District, which is populated with renters who had to contend with raising rents and evictions, long-time residents in Potrero Hill have accepted gentrification, primarily as these homeowners benefit from the raise in real estate values.

Hub of Potrero Hill is the 18th Street corridor that features many trendy restaurants.

Bottom of the Potrero Hill on 17th Street is a popular live music venue.

At the foot of Potrero Hill is the Graduate School campus of the California College of the Arts and the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, located near the San Francisco campus in a new facility on Kansas St, a forum for leading-edge contemporary culture.

Potrero Hill has deep working-class roots but over the last two decades has experienced rapid transition to a white-collar neighborhood.

Two San Francisco Unified School District elementary schools serving Potrero Hill are Starr King Elementary School and Daniel Webster Elementary School.

Potrero Hill was the fictional home neighborhood of Inspector Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry movie series.

Potrero Hill is featured in the television series Nash Bridges and Party of Five.